I LOVE riding rollercoasters. I love the spins and flips and loop-de-loops and spirals and sharp turns and...you get the idea. We just got back from Six Flags in Vallejo, CA, and had a blast. No phones or computers - just the four of us hanging out in an amusement park rushing from ride to ride and taking in a few shows. It just felt good to be a family.
We rode almost all of the rides, too. I have to laugh because one of my boys' favorite rides actually makes me nauseous. It's a giant circle where everyone sits facing inward and while it spins in circles it also swings like a giant pendulum back and forth. That whole sea-sick motion gets me everytime. (I can't do the Teacups at Disneyland either.) But give me a rollercoaster, and I'm game.
It was most fun to watch my almost-teenage-son Brandon work up the nerve to get right on and ride the thrill rides. He's a lot like his mother and likes to know what's coming, and it's a bit intimidating for him to get on a new ride- even though he KNOWS he's gonna love it and want to ride it over and over, there's still that twinge of anxiety. He got freaked out when we got onto Kong, but he hung in there and tried it, and ended up riding it multiple times. We like to sit in different areas of the rollercoasters so we can figure out where the ride is best: front, middle, back. Kong was definitely best in the middle! Medussa didn't have a bad seat- and that's our new favorite, too! I lost track how many times we rode that one after 6!
Cade was a bit more timid this time and didn't venture onto those bigger faster rollercoasters. He's ridden some before, but not this time. He told me maybe next year when he's older. No worries. Our goal was to hang out as a family and have a good time- which we did! We even saw some dolphins and a killer whale, and Cade got to go up and pet a sea lion. Memories that will last a long time.
And for me, that's what summer vacations and breaks are for- making those summer memories that we can talk about and laugh about for years to come! We also got to go boating and watch the Hilton's (yes, that would be Paris Hilton's family) shoot off fireworks from their island. A very memorable 4th for us all. A chance to not be at work and away from the daily norm and do something different. I pray you get a chance to make summer memories, too...
Saturday, July 5, 2008
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Rollercoasters...
I LOVE riding rollercoasters. I love the spins and flips and loop-de-loops and spirals and sharp turns and...you get the idea. We just got back from Six Flags in Vallejo, CA, and had a blast. No phones or computers - just the four of us hanging out in an amusement park rushing from ride to ride and taking in a few shows. It just felt good to be a family.
We rode almost all of the rides, too. I have to laugh because one of my boys' favorite rides actually makes me nauseous. It's a giant circle where everyone sits facing inward and while it spins in circles it also swings like a giant pendulum back and forth. That whole sea-sick motion gets me everytime. (I can't do the Teacups at Disneyland either.) But give me a rollercoaster, and I'm game.
It was most fun to watch my almost-teenage-son Brandon work up the nerve to get right on and ride the thrill rides. He's a lot like his mother and likes to know what's coming, and it's a bit intimidating for him to get on a new ride- even though he KNOWS he's gonna love it and want to ride it over and over, there's still that twinge of anxiety. He got freaked out when we got onto Kong, but he hung in there and tried it, and ended up riding it multiple times. We like to sit in different areas of the rollercoasters so we can figure out where the ride is best: front, middle, back. Kong was definitely best in the middle! Medussa didn't have a bad seat- and that's our new favorite, too! I lost track how many times we rode that one after 6!
Cade was a bit more timid this time and didn't venture onto those bigger faster rollercoasters. He's ridden some before, but not this time. He told me maybe next year when he's older. No worries. Our goal was to hang out as a family and have a good time- which we did! We even saw some dolphins and a killer whale, and Cade got to go up and pet a sea lion. Memories that will last a long time.
And for me, that's what summer vacations and breaks are for- making those summer memories that we can talk about and laugh about for years to come! We also got to go boating and watch the Hilton's (yes, that would be Paris Hilton's family) shoot off fireworks from their island. A very memorable 4th for us all. A chance to not be at work and away from the daily norm and do something different. I pray you get a chance to make summer memories, too...
We rode almost all of the rides, too. I have to laugh because one of my boys' favorite rides actually makes me nauseous. It's a giant circle where everyone sits facing inward and while it spins in circles it also swings like a giant pendulum back and forth. That whole sea-sick motion gets me everytime. (I can't do the Teacups at Disneyland either.) But give me a rollercoaster, and I'm game.
It was most fun to watch my almost-teenage-son Brandon work up the nerve to get right on and ride the thrill rides. He's a lot like his mother and likes to know what's coming, and it's a bit intimidating for him to get on a new ride- even though he KNOWS he's gonna love it and want to ride it over and over, there's still that twinge of anxiety. He got freaked out when we got onto Kong, but he hung in there and tried it, and ended up riding it multiple times. We like to sit in different areas of the rollercoasters so we can figure out where the ride is best: front, middle, back. Kong was definitely best in the middle! Medussa didn't have a bad seat- and that's our new favorite, too! I lost track how many times we rode that one after 6!
Cade was a bit more timid this time and didn't venture onto those bigger faster rollercoasters. He's ridden some before, but not this time. He told me maybe next year when he's older. No worries. Our goal was to hang out as a family and have a good time- which we did! We even saw some dolphins and a killer whale, and Cade got to go up and pet a sea lion. Memories that will last a long time.
And for me, that's what summer vacations and breaks are for- making those summer memories that we can talk about and laugh about for years to come! We also got to go boating and watch the Hilton's (yes, that would be Paris Hilton's family) shoot off fireworks from their island. A very memorable 4th for us all. A chance to not be at work and away from the daily norm and do something different. I pray you get a chance to make summer memories, too...
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I'm so glad you had a good time!!
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